1. CHAPTER 9 Decision Support Systems and Marketing Research Designed by Eric Brengle B-books, Ltd. Prepared by Amit Shah Frostburg State University Marketing Lamb, Hair, McDaniel 10

2. Learning Outcomes Explain the concept and purpose of a marketing decision support system Define marketing research and explain its importance to marketing decision making Describe the steps involved in conducting a marketing research project LO I LO 2 LO 3

3. Learning Outcomes Discuss the profound impact of the Internet on marketing research Discuss the growing importance of scanner-based research Explain the concept of competitive intelligence LO 5 LO 6 LO 4

4. Marketing Decision Support Systems Explain the concept and purpose of a marketing decision support system LO I

5. Marketing Decision Support Systems DSS An interactive, flexible computerized information system that enables managers to obtain and manipulate information as they are making decisions. LO I Decision Support Systems

6. DSS System Characteristics LO I Interactive Flexible Discovery-Oriented Accessible

7. Marketing Decision Support Systems The creation of a large computerized file of customers’ and potential customers’ profiles and purchase patterns. The key tool for successful one-to-one marketing. LO I Database Marketing

8. REVIEW LEARNING OUTCOME Marketing Decision Support Systems LO I

9. The Role of Marketing Research Define marketing research and explain its importance to marketing decision making LO 2

10. The Role of Marketing Research The process of planning, collecting, and analyzing data relevant to a marketing decision. LO 2 Marketing Research

11. Marketing Research Studies LO 2 Products Advertising Prices Packages Names and Logos Services Buying habits Colors Uses Awareness Familiarity New concepts Traffic patterns Wants Needs Politics

15. Steps in a Marketing Research Project Describe the steps involved in conducting a marketing research project LO 3

17. The Marketing Research Process LO 3 Collect Data Specify Sampling Procedure Plan Design/ Primary Data Define Problem Analyze Data Prepare/ Present Report Follow Up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

18. Marketing Research LO 3 Marketing Research Problem Marketing Research Objective Management Decision Problem Determining what information is needed and how that information can be obtained efficiently and effectively. The specific information needed to solve a marketing research problem; the objective should provide insightful decision-making information. A broad-based problem that requires marketing research in order for managers to take proper actions.

19. Secondary Data LO 3 Data previously collected for any purpose other than the one at hand. Secondary Data

20. Sources of Secondary Data LO 3 Government Agencies Trade and Industry Associations Business Periodicals News Media Internal Corporate Information

23. The New Age of Secondary Information: The Internet LO 3 1 2 3 4 5 Analyze your topic Test run a word or phrase in a search engine Learn as you go and vary your approach Don’t bog down in strategy that doesn’t work Go back to earlier steps better informed

24. Planning the Research Design LO 3 Which research questions must be answered? How and when will data be gathered? How will the data be analyzed? ?

25. Primary Data LO 3 Information collected for the first time. Can be used for solving the particular problem under investigation. Primary Data

28. Survey Research LO 3 The most popular technique for gathering primary data in which a researcher interacts with people to obtain facts, opinions, and attitudes. Survey Research

29. Forms of Survey Research LO 3 Focus Groups Executive Interviews Mail Surveys Telephone Interviews Mall Intercept Interviews In-Home Interviews

30. Forms of Survey Research LO 3 Mall Intercept Interview Survey research method that involves interviewing people in the common areas of shopping malls. Executive Interview A type of survey that involves interviewing businesspeople at their offices concerning industrial products or services.

31. Forms of Survey Research LO 3 Seven to ten people who participate in a group discussion led by a moderator. Focus Groups

32. Questionnaire Design LO 3 Open-Ended Question Closed-Ended Question Scaled- Response Question An interview question that encourages an answer phrased in respondent’s own words. An interview question that asks the respondent to make a selection from a limited list of responses. A closed-ended question designed to measure the intensity of a respondent’s answer.

33. Questionnaire Design LO 3 Clear and concise No ambiguous language Unbiased Reasonable terminology Only one question

35. Observational Situations LO 3 Situation People watching people People watching phenomena Machines watching people Machines watching phenomena Example Mystery shoppers in a supermarket Observer at an intersection counting traffic Video cameras recording behavior Traffic-counting machine monitoring traffic flow

36. Ethnographic Research LO 3 The study of human behavior in its natural context; involves observation of behavior and physical setting. Ethnographic Research

37. The Sampling Procedure LO 3 Sample Universe A subset from a large population. The population from which a sample will be drawn.

38. Sampling Procedure LO 3 Universe Sample Probability Samples Non-Probability Samples

39. Types of Samples LO 3 Probability Samples Simple Random Sample Stratified Sample Cluster Sample Systematic Sample Non-Probability Samples Convenience Sample Judgment Sample Quota Sample Snowball Sample

40. Probability Samples LO 3 Probability Sample A sample in which every element in the population has a known statistical likelihood of being selected. Random Sample A sample arranged so that every element of the population has an equal chance of being selected.

41. Nonprobability Samples LO 3 Nonprobability Sample Convenience Sample Any sample in which little or no attempt is made to get a representative cross-section of the population. A form of nonprobability sample using respondents who are convenient or readily accessible to the researcher.

42. Types of Errors LO 3 Measurement Error Error when there is a difference between the information desired and the information provided by research Sampling Error Error when a sample somehow does not represent the target population. Frame Error Error when a sample drawn from a population differs from the target population. Random Error Error because the selected sample is an imperfect representation of the overall population.

44. Analyzing the Data LO 3 A method of analyzing data that lets the analyst look at the responses to one question in relation to the responses to one or more other questions. Cross- Tabulation

47. REVIEW LEARNING OUTCOME LO 3 Steps in a Marketing Research Project

48. Impact of the Internet on Marketing Research Discuss the profound impact of the Internet on marketing research LO 4

50. Advantages of Internet Surveys LO 4 Contact with the hard-to-reach Improved respondent participation Personalized questions and data Dramatically reduced costs Rapid development, real-time reporting

51. Uses of the Internet by Marketing Researchers LO 4 Other types of marketing research Conduct focus groups Administer surveys

52. Internet Samples LO 4 Screened Internet Sample Recruited Internet Sample An Internet sample with quotas based on desired sample characteristics. A sample in which respondents are prerecruited and must qualify to participate. Recruited Panels Most popular form of Internet sampling.

54. Types of Online Focus Groups LO 4 Real-time online focus groups Time-extended online focus groups

57. Other Uses of the Internet by Marketing Researchers LO 4 Viewing of presentations of marketing research surveys Publication and distribution of reports Data management and online analysis Collaboration between client and research supplier Distribution of requests for proposals (RFPs) and proposals

58. REVIEW LEARNING OUTCOME Impact of the Internet on Marketing Research LO 4

59. Scanner-Based Research Discuss the growing importance of scanner-based research LO 5

60. Scanner-Based Research LO 5 A system for gathering information from a single group of respondents by continuously monitoring the advertising, promotion, and pricing they are exposed to and the things they buy. BehaviorScan InfoScan Scanner-based Research

62. REVIEW LEARNING OUTCOME Scanner-Based Research LO 5 BehaviorScan InfoScan Panel information from Specific groups of people, enables researchers to manipulate variables and see real results Aggregate consumer information on all bar-coded products

63. Competitive Intelligence Explain the concept of competitive intelligence LO 6

64. Competitive Intelligence LO 6 Competitive Intelligence An intelligence system that helps managers assess their competition and vendors in order to become more efficient and effective competitors.

65. Sources of Competitive Intelligence LO 6 Internet Company Salespeople Experts CI Consultants Government Agencies UCC Filings Suppliers Periodicals Yellow Pages Trade Shows

66. REVIEW LEARNING OUTCOME Competitive Intelligence LO 6 CI Part of a sound marketing strategy Helps companies respond to competitive threats Helps reduce unnecessary costs